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. 2012 Oct 8;12:847. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-847

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of recruited MSM in Chongqing and Beijing, 2010

  Chongqing
 
Beijing
 
P (χ2)
Crude%(n) Adjusted% Crude%(n) Adjusted%  
Age
 
 
 
 
 
<25
58.4 (291)
54.7
29.2 (146)
35.1
0.003
25~34
31.1 (155)
34.2
43.8 (219)
39.0
0.800
35~44
7.2 (36)
8.5
17.4 (87)
15.0
0.196
≥45
3.2 (16)
2.7
9.6 (48)
10.9
0.048
Ethnicity
 
 
 
 
 
Han
97.4 (485)
97.4
93.8 (469)
93.6
0.457
Other
2.6(13)
2.6
6.2 (31)
6.4
 
Education
 
 
 
 
 
Secondary school and lower
8.2 (41)
7.6
25.4 (127)
30.1
<0.001
High school and higher
91. 8 (457)
92.4
74.6 (373)
69.9
 
Current marital status
 
 
 
 
 
Unmarried
92.0 (458)
88.2
84.6 (423)
79.3
0.223
Married
8.0 (40)
11.8
15.4 (77)
20.7
 
Living partner
 
 
 
 
 
Wife
6.0 (30)
8.6
5.8 (29)
7.0
0.959
Other female sexual partner
1.2 (6)
0.9
0.8 (4)
1.0
0.999
Boy friend
18.1(90)
18.1
21.8 (109)
19.0
0.996
Other male sexual partner
0.4 (2)
0.4
9.6 (48)
9.2
<0.001
Other/None
74.3 (370)
71.9
62.0 (310)
63.8
0.345
Occupation
 
 
 
 
 
Full time
65.7 (327)
66.7
83.8 (419)
82.2
0.004
Others
34.3 (171)
33.3
16.2 (81)
17.8
 
Locally registered permanent Resident
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
78.5 (391)
69.5
19.6 (98)
15.9
<0.001
No
21.5 (107)
30.5
80.4 (402)
84.1
 
Income in the last year(RMB)
 
 
 
 
 
<3000
80.1 (399)
78.9
62.8 (314)
65.2
0.026
≥3000
19.9 (99)
21.1
37.2 (186)
34.8
 
Health insurance
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
54.2 (270)
53.3
55.0 (275)
52.2
0.997
No 45.8 (228) 46.7 45.0 (225) 47.8